Team India’s former cricketer and head coach Ravi Shastri recently said that to save the future of ODI cricket, it should be changed to 40-40 overs instead of 50-50 overs. Now former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has also come to join this tone of Shastri. Shahid Afridi said that now ODI cricket is getting boring and that is why it is necessary to change it. A few years back, it seemed that the future of Test cricket was in danger, but after the start of the World Test Championship, people’s interest in Test cricket is being seen again.
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Shahid Afridi says ODI cricket is getting boring now
Shahid Afridi said on Saamana TV, ‘One day cricket is becoming very boring now. I suggest that one-day cricket should be changed to 40-40 overs instead of 50-50 overs. This will make it more entertaining. In fact, recently Ben Stokes retired from ODI cricket citing the busy cricket schedule. He is the captain of the Test team.
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At the same time, Ravi Shastri has also talked about making ODI cricket of 40-40 overs. One day cricket used to be of 60-60 overs then it was 50-50 overs. At the same time, after the advent of T20 cricket, the interest of the fans in ODI cricket has also started decreasing a bit.